MOBIUS (ALBUM)

Mobius
Mobius
Studio album by Cedar Walton
Released	1975
Recorded	1975; RCA Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:27
Label	RCA; APL1 1009
Cedar Walton chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Mobius is an album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in 1975 and released on the RCA label in 1975.^[2]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars.^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated

"Blue Trane" ( John Coltrane) – 10:04
"Soho" – 10:32
"Off Minor" ( Thelonious Monk) – 7:54
"The Maestro" – 6:16
"Road Island Red" – 5:41

Personnel

Cedar Walton – keyboards, arranger
Roy Burrowes – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Charles Davis, Frank Foster – saxophones
Ryo Kawasaki – electric guitar
Gordon Edwards – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Omar Clay, Ray Mantilla – percussion
Adrienne Albert, Lani Groves – vocals

References

^ ^a ^b Allmusic Review, accessed September 2, 2013
^ Cedar Walton discography accessed September 2, 2013

[Allmusic-1] Allmusic Review, accessed September 2, 2013

[2] Cedar Walton discography accessed September 2, 2013

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v t e Cedar Walton
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Cedar! (1967) Spectrum (1968) The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969) Soul Cycle (1969) Breakthrough! (1972) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973) Firm Roots (1974) Pit Inn (1974) Mobius (1975) Eastern Rebellion (1976) The Pentagon (1975) Beyond Mobius (1976) Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977) First Set (1977) Second Set (1977) Third Set (1977) Animation (1978) Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979) Soundscapes (1980) The Maestro (1981) Piano Solos (1981) Heart & Soul (1982) Among Friends (1982) The All American Trio (1983) Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983) Cedar's Blues (1985) The Trio 1 (1985) The Trio 2 (1985) The Trio 3 (1985) Cedar Walton (1985) Bluesville Time (1985) Blues for Myself (1986) Cedar Walton Plays (1986) Duo (1990) Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992) Manhattan Afternoon (1992) Composer (1996) Roots (1997) The Promise Land (2001) Latin Tinge (2002) Underground Memoirs (2005) Midnight Waltz (2005) One Flight Down (2006) Seasoned Wood (2008) Voices Deep Within (2009) The Bouncer (2011)
As sideman with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Three Blind Mice (1961) Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Free for All (1964) Kyoto (1964) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) Buhaina (1973) Anthenagin (1973)
With Art Farmer (or where stated), Benny Golson & The Jazztet	Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61) The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61) Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961) The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961) The Time and the Place (1967) The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967) Homecoming (1971) Yesterday's Thoughts (1975) To Duke with Love (1975) The Summer Knows (1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976) Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)
With Eddie Harris	Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1966) Excursions (1966) How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
With Billy Higgins	Soweto (1979) The Soldier (1979) Once More (1980) Bridgework (1980–86) Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
With Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965) Born Free (1966) Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968) Goodbye (1972–73) Olinga (1974)
With Etta James	Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994) Time After Time (1995) 12 Songs of Christmas (1998) Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
With Clifford Jordan	Spellbound (1960) Starting Time (1961) Bearcat (1962) These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965) Glass Bead Games (1973) Half Note (1974) Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975) On Stage Vol. 1 (1975) On Stage Vol. 2 (1975) On Stage Vol. 3 (1975) Firm Roots (1975) The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
With Blue Mitchell	The Cup Bearers (1962) Boss Horn (1966) Stratosonic Nuances (1975) Summer Soft (1977)
With Houston Person	Chocomotive (1967) Trust in Me (1967) Blue Odyssey (1968) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) The Big Horn (1976) Very Personal (1980) Naturally (2012)
With others	God Bless Jug and Sonny ( Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Something for Lester ( Ray Brown, 1977) Slow Drag ( Donald Byrd, 1967) The Almoravid ( Joe Chambers, 1971–73) Somethin's Cookin' ( Junior Cook, 1981) Broken Shadows ( Ornette Coleman, 1971–72) Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971) Giant Steps ( John Coltrane, 1959) Up, Up and Away ( Sonny Criss, 1967) The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968) This Is the Moment! ( Kenny Dorham, 1958) Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959) It's All Right! ( Teddy Edwards, 1967) Soul Trombone ( Curtis Fuller, 1961) Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972) Tangerine ( Dexter Gordon, 1972) Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972) Bush Dance ( Johnny Griffin, 1978) Roots ( Slide Hampton, 1985) The Quota ( Jimmy Heath, 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Mode for Joe ( Joe Henderson, 1966) Hub Cap ( Freddie Hubbard, 1961) Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962) The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963) Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991) Highway One ( Bobby Hutcherson, 1978) Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982) Really Livin' ( J.J. Johnson, 1959) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960) Save Your Love for Me ( Etta Jones, 1986) Advance! ( Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Seven Minds ( Sam Jones, 1974) Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77) First Class Kloss! ( Eric Kloss, 1967) Abbey Is Blue ( Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Strings! ( Pat Martino, 1967) From This Moment On! ( Charles McPherson, 1968) Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968) Caramba! ( Lee Morgan, 1968) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968) The Mode ( Sonny Red, 1961) Sonny Red (1971) Setting Standards ( Woody Shaw, 1983) For Losers ( Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Now Is the Time ( Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Goodbye Yesterday ( Lucky Thompson, 1972) Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972) I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973) Another Story ( Stanley Turrentine, 1969) Up Front ( David Williams, 1986)

v t e Cedar Walton
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Cedar! (1967) Spectrum (1968) The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969) Soul Cycle (1969) Breakthrough! (1972) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973) Firm Roots (1974) Pit Inn (1974) Mobius (1975) Eastern Rebellion (1976) The Pentagon (1975) Beyond Mobius (1976) Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977) First Set (1977) Second Set (1977) Third Set (1977) Animation (1978) Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979) Soundscapes (1980) The Maestro (1981) Piano Solos (1981) Heart & Soul (1982) Among Friends (1982) The All American Trio (1983) Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983) Cedar's Blues (1985) The Trio 1 (1985) The Trio 2 (1985) The Trio 3 (1985) Cedar Walton (1985) Bluesville Time (1985) Blues for Myself (1986) Cedar Walton Plays (1986) Duo (1990) Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992) Manhattan Afternoon (1992) Composer (1996) Roots (1997) The Promise Land (2001) Latin Tinge (2002) Underground Memoirs (2005) Midnight Waltz (2005) One Flight Down (2006) Seasoned Wood (2008) Voices Deep Within (2009) The Bouncer (2011)
As sideman with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Three Blind Mice (1961) Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Free for All (1964) Kyoto (1964) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) Buhaina (1973) Anthenagin (1973)
With Art Farmer (or where stated), Benny Golson & The Jazztet	Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61) The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61) Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961) The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961) The Time and the Place (1967) The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967) Homecoming (1971) Yesterday's Thoughts (1975) To Duke with Love (1975) The Summer Knows (1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976) Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)
With Eddie Harris	Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1966) Excursions (1966) How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
With Billy Higgins	Soweto (1979) The Soldier (1979) Once More (1980) Bridgework (1980–86) Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
With Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965) Born Free (1966) Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968) Goodbye (1972–73) Olinga (1974)
With Etta James	Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994) Time After Time (1995) 12 Songs of Christmas (1998) Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
With Clifford Jordan	Spellbound (1960) Starting Time (1961) Bearcat (1962) These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965) Glass Bead Games (1973) Half Note (1974) Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975) On Stage Vol. 1 (1975) On Stage Vol. 2 (1975) On Stage Vol. 3 (1975) Firm Roots (1975) The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
With Blue Mitchell	The Cup Bearers (1962) Boss Horn (1966) Stratosonic Nuances (1975) Summer Soft (1977)
With Houston Person	Chocomotive (1967) Trust in Me (1967) Blue Odyssey (1968) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) The Big Horn (1976) Very Personal (1980) Naturally (2012)
With others	God Bless Jug and Sonny ( Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Something for Lester ( Ray Brown, 1977) Slow Drag ( Donald Byrd, 1967) The Almoravid ( Joe Chambers, 1971–73) Somethin's Cookin' ( Junior Cook, 1981) Broken Shadows ( Ornette Coleman, 1971–72) Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971) Giant Steps ( John Coltrane, 1959) Up, Up and Away ( Sonny Criss, 1967) The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968) This Is the Moment! ( Kenny Dorham, 1958) Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959) It's All Right! ( Teddy Edwards, 1967) Soul Trombone ( Curtis Fuller, 1961) Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972) Tangerine ( Dexter Gordon, 1972) Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972) Bush Dance ( Johnny Griffin, 1978) Roots ( Slide Hampton, 1985) The Quota ( Jimmy Heath, 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Mode for Joe ( Joe Henderson, 1966) Hub Cap ( Freddie Hubbard, 1961) Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962) The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963) Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991) Highway One ( Bobby Hutcherson, 1978) Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982) Really Livin' ( J.J. Johnson, 1959) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960) Save Your Love for Me ( Etta Jones, 1986) Advance! ( Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Seven Minds ( Sam Jones, 1974) Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77) First Class Kloss! ( Eric Kloss, 1967) Abbey Is Blue ( Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Strings! ( Pat Martino, 1967) From This Moment On! ( Charles McPherson, 1968) Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968) Caramba! ( Lee Morgan, 1968) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968) The Mode ( Sonny Red, 1961) Sonny Red (1971) Setting Standards ( Woody Shaw, 1983) For Losers ( Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Now Is the Time ( Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Goodbye Yesterday ( Lucky Thompson, 1972) Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972) I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973) Another Story ( Stanley Turrentine, 1969) Up Front ( David Williams, 1986)

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